MAN → LHRManchester to London

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Direct flights from Manchester (MAN) to London (LHR): 59 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 66% of the last 29 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. 1 of the 29 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 242 km, an estimated 49 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manchester and London. Updated 1 November 2026 at 23:42 UTC.

MAN Manchester heavy · +53
LHR London smooth · +0
242 km · ~0h 49m est.
dep bank 06:40–19:5559x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 59x weekly · nonstop
66% on time

of the last 29 tracked MAN → LHR flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −6 min. 1 of 29 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−6 minacross the last 28 arrivals
Flight time~0h 49mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures59x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled3.4%recent route rate · 1 of 29

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
British AirwaysBA66% on time

Flights BA1383 varies daily · BA1385 varies Mo Tu Sa Su · BA1359 varies daily · BA1361 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-01BA1359dep +55 → arr+35
11-01BA1367dep +59 → arr+28
11-01BA1369dep −3 → arr−11
11-01BA1373dep +14 → arr−2
11-01BA1379dep +8 → arr−6
11-01BA1383dep +113 → arr+126
10-31BA1359dep +8 → arr−10
10-31BA1361dep +13 → arr−12
10-31BA1367dep +9 → arr−14
10-31BA1369dep −6 → arr−11
10-31BA1371dep +11 → arr+4
10-31BA1383dep +7 → arr−12
10-31BA1385dep +32 → arr+23
10-30BA1359dep +31 → arr+28
10-30BA1361dep +16 → arr+34
10-30BA1365dep +12 → arr+30
10-30BA1369dep +44 → arr+28
10-30BA1373dep +84 → arr+73
10-30BA1379dep +13 → arr+2
10-30BA1383dep −2 → arr−32
10-29BA1359dep −15 → arr−28
10-29BA1361dep −12 → arr−36
10-29BA1365dep +10 → arr−2
10-29BA1369dep −3 → arr−20
10-29BA1371dep −18 → arr−44
10-29BA1373dep −8 → arr−22
10-29BA1377dep −4 → arr−16
10-29BA1383dep −5 → arr−18
10-29BA1385cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
MANManchester +53 min heavy 🌤 clear · NNE 4 kt Full MAN delay board →
LHRLondon +0 min smooth ⛅ overcast · 2 kt Full LHR delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAN: a 46% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +15 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Manchester to London route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MAN to LHR flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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MAN to LHR questions

Is MAN–LHR running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at MAN is the weaker end, route health score 65/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MAN to LHR?

Great-circle distance is 242 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 47–51 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAN–LHR fly?

British Airways runs the route with about 59 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at MAN and arrival-side delay at LHR, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.